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Bangkok's fine dining lures tourists
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/09/2023
» When chef Thitid "Ton" Tassanakajohn first opened his Thai fine dining establishment Le Du in Bangkok in 2013, his four-course set menu was 990 baht (US$28 today). It was a steal compared to fine dining establishments worldwide, but a fortune in a city where Thai cuisine had for decades been characterised as street food.
Thailand pushes yuan, ringgit use to curb baht volatility
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/08/2023
» Thailand plans to promote the use of yuan and other Asian currencies in trade and investments to curb wild swings in the baht against the United States dollar, according to a central bank official.
Casino firm in Singapore draws takeover interest
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/07/2022
» Shares in Genting Singapore Ltd jumped after Bloomberg News reported that the city-state’s casino operator is attracting takeover interest, as tourists start coming back to the Asian travel hub.
SE Asian currencies jump in June, peso leads
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/06/2020
» June is shaping up to be a good month for Southeast Asia’s currencies, with every one gaining.
Airbnb refuse China buyout offer
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/05/2018
» BEIJING: Airbnb Inc's founders were moments away from merging their China business with local competitor Tujia in January 2017. Executives and investors spent hours hashing out a deal. Preliminary term sheets were drawn up. Then in the final hour of negotiations, Airbnb pulled out.
Thai tourism stocks beckon as Asean seen as trade-war shelter
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/03/2018
» SINGAPORE: As a US-China trade war threatens to wreak collateral damage on the globally-connected North Asian economies, Southeast Asia’s domestically-focused and relatively cheap stocks are looking more appealing.
Growth jump seen breathing life into stocks
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/08/2017
» A takeoff in Thai economic growth last quarter is spurring a rethink on prospects for the nation’s stocks, which have lagged behind their emerging-market peers this year.
Tennis coach embodies rise of emerging market consumer
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/06/2017
» When Samak Srisarakham first came to Bangkok as an 11-year-old with his older brother, he slept in bare-bones communal bedding next to a tennis court. He could barely imagine growing up to a life of fancy restaurants, new clothes and the latest electronics.
Japan moves to highest alert level after N. Korea missiles
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/03/2017
» SEOUL - Japan moved to the highest possible alert level after North Korea fired four ballistic missiles simultaneously into nearby waters, the latest provocation from Kim Jong Un’s regime.
It’s not just Trump casting cloud over Southeast Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/11/2016
» HONG KONG/KUALA LUMPUR - Donald Trump’s protectionist policies aside, rising political risk in Southeast Asia is casting a shadow over economies that have been a driver of global growth in recent years.